Dependence
Recently I have been studying Isaiah. It has been revealing to say the least. It has also been very convicting. It appears to me that the overarching theme of Isaiah is our dependence on ourselves as opposed to God.
One Long Day
At 11:27 p.m. on September 13th, I laid my forehead against my Dad's, said a prayer, then kissed his forehead and told him I loved him.
Eyes to the Sky
Much of the nation had their eyes to the sky yesterday during the solar eclipse. Hundreds of thousands converged in various "totality zones" from Oregon to South Carolina to experience a total eclipse of the sun.
Bitter Women Make Bitter Enemies
I have seen bitterness run rampant and destroy marriages and relationships with children in horrible ways. I have sat with women who are harboring bitterness like a treasure. They have stored it away in their hearts in a safe place. They say things like, "It does not affect my life. I am just not ready to lay it down. I control my emotions well enough that it does not affect me."
Back to School, Parents Beware!
Most students start the new school year within the next week or so. Even we home-schoolers are gearing up and warning our kids they are going to have to start getting up a bit earlier! A few private schools around here are already `rank`ing. Boy, summers seem to get shorter each year.
Remembering a Good Man
He was a Deacon who served in the church my Dad pastored. He was my high school Sunday School Teacher. And he was my wife's Dad.
Trans-Gendered Church
These days, it seems gender dysphoria (as it is still labeled in the DSM of psychiatry / psychology) is everywhere.
Of Sin, Justice and Remorse
In the oft forgotten Bible Book of Numbers, God says to His people, "Be sure your sins will find you out."
Leaving a Church Well (Post #4)
At the end of God's book, the angel escorting the Apostle John through his apocalyptic vision says, "Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb" (Revelation 21:9). Just a few verses later the Bride of Christ is described as "those who are written in the Lamb's book of life." And a few verses after that, "His servants" who will "see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads."